The Cup

The Cup is a 2011 Australian biographical film about the 2002 Melbourne Cup horse race and is directed by Simon Wincer. It is about Damien Oliver's victory in the 2002 Melbourne Cup. This was Bill Hunter's final film before his death. Wikipedia


The sweet scented jonquil is the most indestructible and easy to grow of all garden bulbs, often surviving in abandoned gardens. In China the jonquil is a New Year good luck symbol. The Chinese grow them in a dish filled with water and create extraordinary figures, such as birds or a teapot, by carving the bulbs with a scalpel.

Common name: Jonquil

Botanic name: Narcissus tazetta. The species name tazetta, an Italian word meaning little cup, refers to the cup at the centre of the flower.

We went for a drive after a very wet weekend today we ended up in Toodyay the sun finally came out as we arrived and we had a lovely afternoon. These little jonquils were in the local park looking very wet but very pretty.
After reading about the flower it reminded me of the Australian movie "The Cup" we watched not so long ago, well worth a watch if you can get your hands on a copy..
(I've strayed from the challenge list)